CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Somerset County, New Jersey
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF WORK, 1990 and 2000
Selected Characteristics                     (Universe: All Workers) 1990 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Workers 16 years or over 139,938 100 162,260 100 22,322 16.0
Sex              
Male 72,610 51.9 86,025 53.0 13,415 18.5
Female 67,328 48.1 76,230 47.0 8,902 13.2
Mode to work  
Drove alone 115,081 82.2 135,625 83.6 20,544 17.9
2-person carpool 12,716 9.1 11,235 6.9 -1,481 -11.6
3-or-more-person carpool 3,846 2.7 4,170 2.6 324 8.4
Bus or trolley bus 802 0.6 1,120 0.7 318 39.7
All other transit1 317 0.2 520 0.3 203 64.0
Bicycle or walked 2,816 2.0 2,935 1.8 119 4.2
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 755 0.5 1,210 0.7 455 60.3
Worked at home 3,605 2.6 5,440 3.4 1,835 50.9
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 3,621 2.7 3,370 2.1 -251 -6.9
5 to 9 12,554 9.2 11,225 7.2 -1,329 -10.6
10 to 14 18,113 13.3 17,495 11.2 -618 -3.4
15 to 19 19,022 14.0 18,685 11.9 -337 -1.8
20 to 29 27,550 20.2 30,100 19.2 2,550 9.3
30 to 44 30,139 22.1 37,000 23.6 6,861 22.8
45- 59 14,024 10.3 19,290 12.3 5,266 37.5
60 or more 11,310 8.3 19,660 12.5 8,350 73.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 26.1 (X) 31.1 (X) 5.0 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 23.8 (X) 25.8 (X) 2.0 (X)
           
TABLE 2.  MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
  Mean travel time (mins.) Total Less than 10 minutes 10 to 19 minutes 20 to 29 minutes 30 to 44 minutes 45 -59 minutes 60 or more minutes
Total  31.1 156,820 14,595 36,180 30,100 37,000 19,290 19,660
                Row percent   100 9.3 23.1 19.2 23.6 12.3 12.5
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 30.8 135,625 11,835 31,320 26,585 32,740 16,975 16,175
                Row percent   100 8.7 23.1 19.6 24.1 12.5 11.9
               Column percent   86.5 81.1 86.6 88.3 88.5 88.0 82.3
2-person carpool 32.6 11,235 1,010 2,710 1,875 2,375 1,415 1,845
                Row percent   100 9.0 24.1 16.7 21.1 12.6 16.4
               Column percent   7.2 6.9 7.5 6.2 6.4 7.3 9.4
3+ carpool 39.0 4,170 169 730 745 1,040 625 875
                Row percent   100 4.1 17.5 17.9 24.9 15.0 21.0
               Column percent   2.7 1.2 2.0 2.5 2.8 3.2 4.5
Bus or trolley bus 40.1 1,120 80 150 250 250 135 260
                Row percent   100 7.1 13.4 22.3 22.3 12.1 23.2
               Column percent   0.7 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.3
All other transit1 67.1 520 15 14 44 120 65 260
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.3
Bicycle or walked 12.9 2,935 1,330 845 430 240 29 55
                Row percent   100 45.3 28.8 14.7 8.2 1.0 1.9
               Column percent   1.9 9.1 2.3 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.3
All other modes1 36.3 1,210 160 400 175 240 45 185
                Row percent   100 13.2 33.1 14.5 19.8 3.7 15.3
               Column percent   0.8 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.9
Notes:
1. See notes1.htm
2. Workers-at-work shown here differs from local employment in many ways.  For more information, please read notes2.htm
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Somerset County, New Jersey
TABLE 3. MODE TO WORK BY VEHICLES AVAILABLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
Mode to Work                                                                                (Universe = Workers living in households) Workers living in households…
Total Without a vehicle With 1 vehicle With 2+ vehicles
Total 161,515 5,405 30,535 125,580
Drove alone 135,350 2,540 23,695 109,115
2-person carpool 11,140 610 3,185 7,350
3-or-more-person carpool 4,115 775 1,165 2,175
Bus or trolley bus 1,090 345 400 340
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 510 150 145 215
Bicycle or walked 2,715 650 785 1,280
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 1,165 250 365 550
Worked at Home 5,430 80 795 4,550
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 162,260 86,025 76,230  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 590 410 180  
Construction 7,930 7,080 850  
Manufacturing 26,835 16,325 10,510  
Wholesale trade 6,305 3,930 2,375  
Retail trade 17,325 9,705 7,620  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 5,705 4,270 1,435  
Information 15,495 7,930 7,565  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 17,435 8,230 9,205  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 22,075 12,905 9,175  
Educational, health and social services 24,220 5,740 18,480  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 8,900 4,725 4,170  
Other services (except public administration) 6,050 2,760 3,290  
Public administration 3,355 1,985 1,370  
Armed forces 40 30 10  
Occupation  
Management 24,235 14,510 9,725  
Farmers and farm managers 205 135 70  
Business and financial operations specialists 10,785 5,225 5,565  
Computer and mathematical 11,120 7,450 3,670  
Architecture and engineering 4,815 3,980 835  
Life, physical and social science 3,580 2,030 1,550  
Community and social service 1,625 665 960  
Legal 1,885 990 895  
Education, training and library 8,200 1,590 6,615  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 3,315 1,495 1,825  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 5,470 1,565 3,900  
Healthcare support 2,145 225 1,920  
Protective service 2,405 2,060 345  
Food preparation and serving related 5,220 2,725 2,495  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 3,800 2,560 1,240  
Personal care and service 3,660 875 2,785  
Sales and related 18,255 9,990 8,265  
Office and administrative support 26,015 6,600 19,415  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 270 175 95  
Construction and excavation 5,970 5,840 130  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 4,600 4,355 245  
Production 8,070 5,465 2,610  
Transportation and material moving 6,610 5,525 1,085  
Armed Forces 0 0 0